Etymology

demagogy

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Ancient Greek δημαγωγία
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromδημαγωγία
  2. English todaydemagogy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δημαγωγία (dēmagōgía). By surface analysis, demagogue + y.

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